Dixie High School (Utah)

Dixie High School
Address
350 E 700 S Saint George , Utah 84770 United States
Coordinates	37°05′45″N 113°34′35″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pace Deo a Posse ad Esse (In God's peace from possibility to actuality)
Established	1911
School district	Washington County School District
Principal	Warren Brooks
Faculty	59.28 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,293 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.81[1]
Color(s)	Blue and white     [2]
Mascot	Freddie on the fly
Team name	Flyers[2]
Website	Dixie High School website

Dixie High School is located at 350 East 700 South, in St. George, Utah, United States. It is a Utah Class 4A school of Region 9 (2023-2025 classification)^[3] and reported 1,248 students on October 1, 2018.^[4] The school's mascot is the Flyers and is represented by a World War I-era biplane pilot. It is a part of the Washington County School District.

History

Dixie High School was the first high school in St. George, and was founded in 1911 under the name St. George Academy. Nicknamed "Dixie" Academy, the tradition of white-washing the name "DIXIE" on a sandstone rock formation overlooking the St. George valley (the Sugarloaf) began in 1913. The name comes from a regional nickname, that began with Mormon pioneers in the area. In 1963 the Dixie Academy split into Dixie High School and Dixie College (which eventually became Utah Tech University)

Dixie High transitioned to a new building in the early 2000s. Construction began in 2001 with a new arts department wing that featured an auditorium and choir and band rooms. The main, three-story school building was constructed in an adjacent parking lot. In 2004 the student body moved to the new building, and the majority of the old building was torn down (one classroom remains for use as auto-tech classes). Construction was completed before the 2005–2006 school year with a new gym and water feature.

Notable alumni

• Dia Frampton, musician
• Meg Frampton, musician
• Kelly Graves, women's basketball head coach at Gonzaga University^[5]
• Bruce C. Hafen, first Quorum of Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Jeffrey R. Holland, Apostle, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Bruce Hurst, Major League Baseball pitcher^[6]
• Doug Jolley, National Football League tight end^[7][8]
• Raven Quinn, musician
• Elwood Romney, All-American basketball player at BYU^[9]
• Maurine Whipple, author

References

1. "Dixie High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
2. "Dixie High School". Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
3. https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2023-25^{[permanent dead link‍]} Regions.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
4. "Enrollment Statistics".
5. "Head Coach Kelly Graves" (PDF). 2012–13 Gonzaga Women's Basketball Media Guide. Gonzaga University Sports Information. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
6. Hinton, Jay, Hurst's Chinese team to play on Dixie field, Deseret Morning News, April 2, 2007, retrieved May 19, 2007
7. SI.com Doug Jolley player page, NFL Tight End 2002-2006, retrieved May 4, 2007
8. Scout.com: Doug Jolley Profile lists high school and college attended, retrieved May 4, 2007
9. BYU HOF Profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Dixie High School website